Association between physical activity with disease activity and functional disability in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Maud Gendard; Philippe Seksik; Carmen Stefanescu; Antoine Meyer; Maria Nachury; Stéphane Nancey; Guillaume Savoye; Matthieu Allez; Anca Staicu; Mélanie Serrero; Denis Franchimont; Nicolas Mathieu; Mathurin Fumery; Lucine Vuitton; Stéphane Nahon; Cyrielle Gilletta; Cléa Rouillon; Alexandre Nuzzo; Catherine Le Berre; Bénédicte Caron; Naoki Chiba; Morgane Amil; Maëva Charkaoui; Guillaume Cadiot; Ludovic Caillo; Marion Simon; Catherine Reenaers; Xavier Hébuterne; Laurianne Plastaras; Călina Atanasiu; Sandy Kwiatek; Mathieu Uzzan; Anne-Laure Pelletier; Belinda Aider; Mathias Vidon; Felix Goutorbe; Sophie Geyl; Christophe Cellier; Céline Montuclard; Driffa Moussata; Romain Altwegg; Aurélien Amiot

doi:10.1016/j.dld.2026.01.210

February 1, 2026Digestive and Liver DiseaseOpen Access

Association between physical activity with disease activity and functional disability in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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Clinical remission rates improve significantly with higher physical activity in Crohn's disease patients, and
IBD-related functional disability decreases in both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients who engage in moderate to high physical activity levels.
The observational study focused on a large cohort of inflammatory bowel disease patients, and
Results indicate the importance of promoting physical activity as a potential therapeutic approach for managing IBD.

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Observational analysis finds higher rates of clinical remission linked to physical activity in IBD patients, suggesting positive health impacts.

Abstract

In a large cohort of IBD patients, moderate and high PA was associated with higher rates of clinical remission in patients with CD and lower IBD-related disability in both CD and UC patients.

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Gendard et al. (2026) studied this question.

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